187th FIELD ARTILLERY
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LINEAGE AND HONORS LINEAGE 14th Infantry Regiment (see 14.html for early information), less 3d Battalion, redesignated 187th Field Artillery 16 September 1940 Inducted into Federal service 3 February 1941 at Brooklyn lst Battalion reorganized and redesignated 8 February 1943 as the 187th Field Artillery Battalion. Inactivated 5 January 1946 at Camp Patrick Henry, Virginia. Redesignated 27 September 1946 as the 187th Field Artillery Observation Battalion. Reorganized and Federally recognized 26 March 1948 at Brooklyn. Ordered into active Federal service 3 September 1950 at Brooklyn (187th Field Artillery Observation Battalion [NGUS] organized and Federally recognized 16 October 1952 at Brooklyn; reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1953 as the 187th Field Artillery Battalion [NGUS] 187th Field Artillery Observation redesignated 1 October 1953 as the 187th Field Artillery Battalion Released from active Federal service and reverted to State control, 17 December 1954; concurrently, Federal recognition withdrawn from the 187th Field Artillery Battalion (NGUS) Consolidated with the 187th Artillery, 16 March 1959 CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT
Civil War
World War I
World War II DECORATIONS Cited in the Order of the Day of the Belgian Army for action in the ARDENNES. BIBLIOGRAPHY Blumenson, Martin. Breakout and Pursuit. United States Army in World War II. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1961.
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COAT OF ARMS
Shield: Azure, an old Infantry bugle enclosing the Arabic numeral "14" argent (the old cap device of the regiment), in dexter chief a fleur-de-lis of the like.
Crest: That for the regiments and separate battalions of the New York National Guard: On a wreath of the colors, argent and azure, the full-rigged ship "Half Moon," all proper.
Motto: Baptized by Fire..
Symbolism: The shield is blue for infantry. The round bugle was the insignia of the Infantry during the Civil War and the fleur-de-lis represents service in France during World War 1.
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